Award winning VERA DREAMS OF THE SEA #CairoInternationalFilmfestival #CriticsWeekCompetition

Compelling, Thrillerish Tale of Later-Life Liberation in an Oppressive Society

Director: Kaltrina Krasniqi
Screenplay: Doruntina Basha
Script Consultant: Suzanne Pradel
Cinematography: Sevdije Kastrati
Cast: Teuta Ajdini Jegeni, Alketa Sylaj, Astrit Kabashi, Refet Abazi
Producer: Isstra Creative Factory, Dream Factory Macedonia, Vera Film
Suzanne Pradel is the founder of the BuchScout & SerienScout Agency which specialized in international script consultancy: the development from the first ideas to a successful screenplay. Together with the European Women’s Audiovisual Network (ewa) created a one-month “Female Scriptwriter’s Residency“ in Berlin to support female filmmakers to develop and promote their projects on an international level.

Vera Dreams of the Sea won the Grand Prix at Tokyo Film Festival 2021

BuchScout is thrilled to announce that Vera Dreams of the Sea has been awarded the GrandPrix pastedGraphic.png at Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) 2021 on Monday night.
We thank the Jury for this recognition!  Thank you Tokyo, Thank you Japan 

Set in Kosovo, the film follows a woman who discovers she may lose her house after her husband dies by suicide. The film received its world premiere in the Horizons section of this year’s Venice film festival. The Tokyo Grand Prix / Governor of Tokyo Award comes with a cash prize of $30,000.

De Kaltrina Krasniqi (Kosovo / Albanie / Macédoine du Nord, 1h27)
written by Doruntina Basha
script consulting by Suzanne Pradel
Avec Teuta Ajdini Jegeni, Alketa Sylaj, Refet Abazi, Astrit Kabashi, Arona Zyberi, Xhevat Qorraj

P:  Isstria Creative Factory

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